substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to run through; to run past
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
considerably; fairly; quite
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
way of talking; speaking style
way; method; means; resource; course
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
business discussion; negotiation
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born